..In South Africa, the Xpert MTB/Rif assay and the GenoType MTBDRplus have been implemented into reference laboratories for diagnosis of TB and drug-resistance, but their costs have not been fully elucidated...

..gordonae isolates incorrectly identified as M. scrofulaceum using SBT. The majority of these were the potentially pathogenic strain D, M. gordonae. Sequencing is preferable where available to guide treatment...

Population structure of multi- and extensively drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in South Africa

..These clones have subsequently become widely disseminated and now play an important role in the global tuberculosis epidemic...

Isoniazid preventive therapy use among patients on antiretroviral therapy: a missed opportunity

T KufaThe Aurum Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaInt J Tuberc Lung Dis 18:312-4. 2014

..90, 95%CI 1.18-3.06), and receiving care at one clinic as opposed to the other (aOR 4.72, 95%CI 2.69-7.93). The high proportion of patients on ART eligible for IPT represents a missed opportunity for IPT scale-up. ..